Paeonia lactiflora 'Jan van Leeuwen'

Actually managed to keep this one upright this year 🙌 #paeonia-lactiflora-jan-van-leeuwen #paeonia-jan-van-leeuwen

This took a bit of a hammering last weekend but is ready to look beautiful now 💚🤍💚 4th of my peonies to open #Paeonia-lactiflora-Jan-Van-Leeuwen

3 Jan 19 • Managed a couple of hours in the garden before turning into the white witch ❄️❄️❄️ Worth it for finding these #springisonitsway ❤️💗❤️

My peonies are all over the place. One had new shoots in mid-November and I spotted another peony with new growth this morning.

Fabulous Urszula. All that promise 🌸🌸🌸 @ublaszko

I bet that made your day!!!🤗🤗🤗🤗😊💕

Absolutely did Terri! 😊😊😊 @terrimclaughlin

It's very exciting! I went out in the garden just to give one shrub a tidy up and ended up spending a couple of hours tidying up and revealing all sorts of signs of new growth. ☺

It’s a wonderful time of year. So much anticipation. I read somewhere that anticipating happiness is more powerful than the actual happy event 🧐🤓 I can believe it 😊😊😊 @ublaszko

Anticipation is a big part of the whole experience of enjoying things. I love those mild winter days when you feel like you can take your time and potter around and there are no real 'jobs' to do in the garden. 😍😍

It truly is Urszula. It’s an important lesson. Me too - though I still have ‘jobs’ to do but there’s no rush as time passes very slowly in the garden in winter. Love it! 😍😍 @ublaszko

I did a bit of tidying on New Year’s Day which I hadn’t planned on doing. Made me realise how much I miss gardening and how much I have to do. Felt Unwell last two days so haven’t managed to get out

I hope you feel well enough for a little potter soon 🤞🌸🌿🌷💐 @ada31514

Hope by Saturday my head will have stopped spinning. Been feeling dizzy but it’s better today than yesterday so that’s positive

7 June 18 • Just 👌 #peony

Stunning, I've just taken the last two flowers off mine 😍😍

As usual, I’m a week or so behind you, this one has only started to open in the last couple of days @pelly

Lovely! So elegant

They are incredibly elegant plants aren’t they. So cool 😎 @rachelbrooks

4 Jun 2018 • Anyone fancy a scoop of ice-cream? 🍦🍦🍦#peony

So did I! Sadly I don’t live on Mr Whippy’s route 😢 @Jasonsparkes1

20 March 2018 • #springiscoming ❤️

#beautifulshoots #redshoots ❤❤❤

Amazing photo 😊

Thanks Tina. They really are very red 😊 @tinaaune

Thank you Sue! 😊😊😊 @suerichards

Crikey! Waaaay ahead of mine! I thought it was cold oop norf?! 😉

Maybe it’s been insulated by all the snow! @rachelbrooks

This #peony has been flowering for about a week. It's looking a bit shy due to the heavy rain we have been having...

Aww all forlorn, bit very beautiful 👌🏼

It does look a bit sad doesn't it... but so would I if I'd had the hammering it has had. And more heavy rain forecast for tomorrow 😧 @rachelbrooks

Sad put beautiful Jacqueline 😍😍😍

It would be nice if it would stop raining before it has finished flowering as, for once 🙈 it's well supported & it might cheer up 😊 @pelly

I'm sure it will Jacqueline 😊😊😊